Open-air-sleeping bed.



E. C. ANDREWS.

OYPBN AIR SLEEPING BED.

APPLIGATION FILED Nov. 7, 1911.

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' ELVA CORNELIUS ANDREWS, OIF VER-IVIILION, SOUTH DAKOTA.

OPEIT-AIR-SLEEPING BED.

To', @ZJ whom t may concern l'Beit known that I, ELvA CORNELIUS AN-Dnnws, a citizen of the United States, and

` proveniente in resident of the -to'wn of Vermilion and county of Clayand State of South Dakota, haveinvented certain new and useful Im-Open-Ai1-Sleeping Beds, of which the followingvis a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a bedfor open air sleeping, onwhich the head of the sleeper may be outside and the body on the insideof the building, whereby p the sleeper can gain the'advantages ofsleepcorresponding parts ineach of the ,the opening in the Window.

ing in the openair and the body may be protected from the cold or otherinconveniences of the weather.

A., further object is to provide means by' which part'of the bed may bereadily and convenientlymoved -out of a window or other opening in thewall and as readily withdrawn whereby the sleeper may avoid the stormsor other annoyances of the weather or surroundings.'- ln what itconsists, the-mode of 'construction'and manner of operation will befully set out in the following specification when read in connectionwith the drawings accompanying the same and forming a part ereof. A

Figure 1 is the bed. Fig. 2 is aside view with the head projectingthrough the window. Fig. 3 is a side View with the head withdrawn -fromFig. i-is a cross section through the mattressfthe bed and the base.Like characters of reference represent gures. avlng reference to thedrawings, 2 represents the frame .of the bed which is of rectangularshape and provided with a headrest 4 projecting beyond one end uponwhich the head of theI sleeper rests. The projection-4 is partiallysurrounded by a removable wind shield 6. Upon this frame is laid theusual lmattress 8 or there may be in adtend the length j projection or alI'nattress may extend to the Wl dition-the usual springs or slats whichexof the frame including the rejection anda. separate mattress placed i'eyond on which is a pillow 10. The frame l per' portion lbeing providedthus' constructed rests upon rollers 5 beneath which is a fixed `base 12having 'the frame 14 restingl upon the vlegs 15.

legs 15 are preferably in two parts the up- Speeication of LettersPatent. Application led November 7, 1911.

a plan view of the frame of The with an open'-v Patented Aug. 1s, 1914.Serial No. 659,073.

ing therein into which is inserted a bar 18 with aheavy iron foot 20.The bar 18 projects into the opening in the leg 16 and isv held by athumb screw 22 or any other convenient means. This leg is stayed to the.frame by the bars 24. Any other means for adjzsting the height of thebase-may be use v F or the purpose of holding/the frame 2 upon the frame14 and directing its sliding or rolling movement, there are provided twoclasps, 25 on each side, which grasp the uppersurace of the frame 2 andthe lower surface of the frame 14 and allows the bed to be moved backand forward on the base l2 or on therollers.

To prevent the bed from being moved too `far through the wall or window26 there is provided a stop 27 which is attached to the frame 2 and whenthe bed is withdrawn, engages the frame 141 and 'prevents any furtherinward movement.l

For the purpose of additional protection against the sun and rain uponthe head of the sleeper, there may be provided an awning 28 .which isattached fo the wall 26 above the window 30.

For convenience in handling there may be attached to the rear 'end ofthe frame- 2 a ring or hook 35 by which the attendants may withdraw thesleeper from the window and if the attendants desire to carry thepatient to some other bed in the room then thereA may, beoattached tothe frame 2 on each side of the frame.

A 'convenient mode of operating my device is by placin frame 2 andmaking the bed thereon in the usual manner, when it is within'thelhouse, as shown in Fig. 3. Th the window is then raised and theframe 2 with the bedding thereon is rolled along upon the rollers 5 orthe rollers may be dispensed with and the bed slid along on the baseuntil the stop 27 comes incontact with the wall 26. Then the sleeperlies down upen the bed With his head resting upon the pillow 10 and hishead and upper part of is shoulders in the open air and body7 Within'thehouse. The window may then be owered. Or the party may prepare forsleeping and lie down on the bed within a warm room and then be shovedor shove himself'out through the'window.

The mode of construction, .the material and operation may b e- Widelyvaried in dehandles 36 g a mattress 8 upon the' e lower sash 32 of'tailwithout departing from the spirit and intention of my invention.

Having now described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:-

y1. A bed having a. reduced section at one end, said reduced sectionprojecting longitudinally from the body of the bed, forming shoulders,and a wind shield secured to the three sides of said reduced section.

2. 'In an improvement of v the kind described, the combination of afixed support, a member carried thereby and mounted to be movablelongitudinally thereon, and means whereby said member can be moved toproject at one end beyond the support and out through an opening in theWall of the room or apartment containing the same, said member having aprojection from its bottomA to engage the lower edge of the opening andlimit such movement.

3. In an improvement of the kind described, the combination of afixedsupport, a frame mounted thereon for longitudinal movement, guidesor retainers secured to the support and engaging the sides of the frameto hold the frame against lateral displacement, a Wind shield carried byone end of said frame, a stop projecting from the bottom of said frameadjacent said end, and handles carried by the frame to facilitate theadjustment of the same.

4. In an improvement of the kind described, the combination of a xedsupporting frame mounted thereon for longitudinal 'movement, means forholding the frame against lateral. displacement, a Wind shield carriedby one end of said frame, a stop projecting from the bottom ofthe frameto limit its longitudinal movement, and a handle Copies of this patentmay te obtained for rive cents each, by addressing thelfcosioner etPatents,

Washington, D. G.

